I think you have that backwards, the big one is the 'Comfort step'. I have it on mine, it does add length and required me to get a longer supertruss extension but when not towing it's great.
I never noticed the tiedown location until you mentioned it, I think maybe he added other mounts as mine is much farther back as well. I think we'll find out when the next article comes out.
I think the new ones also come with another removable entry step which I didn't get but don't really think I'd need, never noticed the last step in to be that high.
2017 F350 Platinum DRW
2013 Adventurer 89RB